As we all are cognizant, our environment is getting deteriorated due to various factors - Industrialization being a major contributor. Our planet is getting filled with unnecessary waste which is the doom for all of mankind. Therefore, every year, the 'World Environment Day' is celebrated on 5th June, across all nations to create an awareness among the world masses about this phenomenon and come up with sustainable ways of living to protect our 'Only One Earth’.
At VPS, the ‘World Environment Day’ was celebrated at all levels throughout the week. For grades VIII, IX and X, it was celebrated on 8th, 7th and 6th of June respectively followed by ample activities for students to involve and evolve. A cloud of performances were also planned by the students in collaboration with the teachers to commemorate the occasion.
‘World Environment Day’ was celebrated on 6th June 2022 for the grade X students. They performed a ‘Radio Show’ on the topic - ‘Importance of Conserving Nature’, a skit on the topic ‘Earth – Then and Now’, ‘Stand Up Comedy’ which comically put forth the message of conserving our ‘Only One Earth’, a melodious song rendition and finally an Environmental Trivia which enriched the students’ intellect with respect to environment.
As an extended celebration, a fabulous interactive session about ‘Uranium, Nuclear Energy and It’s Uses’ was conducted for grade X students, by two eminent Scientists - Ms. N.Rupa and Mr. Pravin Kumar.J from Atomic Minerals Directorate, Bengaluru on 30th June 2022. It was a very interesting and informative presentation that highlighted the usage of Uranium and the functioning of a nuclear power plant. It concluded with a fascinating trivia that had a reward for every right answer.
A couple of competitions too were conducted for the students of Grade X as part of ‘World Environment Day’ celebration on 30th June 2022. There were individual activities in which students had to make models, working or otherwise, from environmental waste. Safe to say - the students really outdid themselves. It was all there, from normal looking pendulums to Newton’s cradle. ‘Face Off’ - Panel Discussions, was another enriching competition that was held as a group activity, where a set of panellists discussed about the given topic/s under the watchful eye of the moderator. The topics ranged from ‘Soil Degradation’ to ‘Urban Ecology’. There was inter-panel questioning too, which doubled the excitement amongst the participants, judges and the teachers. The Judges evaluated both the activities and decided on the winners.
Grade IX students celebrated the same on 7th June 2022. The students innovatively exhibited their concern and provided measures to counter the environmental threats. They began with a Verse Drama accentuating the life journey of a sapling, followed by a dialogue between two students about the threats to nature caused by humans. Then there was a one-act play about ‘The Earth of the future’ followed by a brilliant metaphorical speech from a student. There were two melodious renditions too followed by a role play about a law suit that is filed by Earth and nature against humans.
Competitions were conducted to mark the celebration of ‘World Environment Day’ for grade IX students on 29th June 2022. As a part of individual activity, ‘Rangoli Art’ competition was conducted where students were required to make rangolis using natural/organic material/colours. As a part of group activity, Science Entanglement ‘THE MAZE’ was conducted. A group of five students teamed up to solve puzzles, riddles, and crosswords within a stipulated period of time. A total of fifty five groups participated in it. Judges evaluated all the presentations and decided on the winners.
The event for grade VIII students was inaugurated on 8th June2022, with a beautiful poem recitation by a teacher on the topic ‘Conserving Nature’, written by the teacher himself. Then the students performed two role-plays depicting two different environmental threats followed by a beautiful song rendition. Soon then, there was a speech and another skit that included a rap song which amazed the audience. Last but not the least, some students sang an Environment song to culminate the event!
Various competitions were conducted for grade VIII students on 28th June as a mark of ‘World Environment Day’ celebration. ‘Art out of Waste’ was a group activity where students were expected to make art and craft models out of waste and attach a price tag to it. ‘Debate’, was an individual activity conducted on various topics likes - “Cell phone radiation is dangerous and should be limited”, “Bottled water should be banned”, “Climate threat is the greatest threat faced by humanity today” and, “Is it possible to live in a zero-waste society?” The judges evaluated the various presentations and decided on the winners.
How could the World Environment Day celebration culminate without a science quiz!!
Here’s a sneak peek into the event.
27th June 2022 witnessed a cliff hanging finish to the ‘World Environment Day Quiz’ – ‘The Science Quizzard’. It was conducted for the high school students in the auditorium of the School. The grade IX students were the audience for this much awaited quizzard. Six teams participated in the quiz, each team comprising three students, each representing one level. The names of those teams were the six noble gases – Argon, Helium, Krypton, Neon, Radon and Xenon. Keep reading to find out who won the prize!
The first round was called the ‘General Round,’ containing questions from physics, chemistry and biology sub-divisions. The second round, was called ‘Who Am I?’. This consisted of riddles and three clues. Usage of clues by the participants would reduce their points. The third round was the ‘Visual Round’. This buzzer round had images that concealed the answers. The final round was a game changer. It created a nail biting scenario where it could be any team’s triumph. It was the ‘Rapid Fire’ round. Ten questions would be asked in a minute’s time. Finally, it was the team Radon that was loaded with laurels, scoring the highest points!!
The meticulous planning and effective execution of the phenomenal Environment Day Celebrations by the Teachers resulted in transforming ‘World Environment Day’ into a gala event with a take away message – Take care of the Environment, because, we have ‘ONLY ONE EARTH’.
